Sufi Muhammad

Sufi Muhammad was the founder of Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), founded in 1992.

Biography
Sufi Muhammad was from Maidan, Lower Dir, Pakistan. He was from a family of Sunni Muslim Pashtuns, and he was a member of the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan until he split from the party in 1992 and founded the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), a jihadist group. In October 2001 he sent thousands of fighters to support the Taliban in fighting the United States when they invaded Afghanistan, and he was arrested upon returning to Pakistan. In 2008 he was released after agreeing to use his influence to restore peace in the region, but on 26 July 2009 he was again arrested for promoting terrorism, saying that democracy and Islam were not compatible. On 2 August he was accused of sedition, aiding terrorism, and conspiracy.